Italian Bread Salad

4 c. cubed French bread
1 large head romaine lettuce, chopped
3-4 plum tomatoes, chopped
2 c. ham, cubed
8 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, cubes
2-3 green onions, chopped

Dressing:
6 TBS olive oil
3 TBS red wine vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced (I know I didn't use this much)
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/8 to 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

Bake bread cubes at 325 for 15 min or until lightly browned (mine took a little longer to get crisp.) Reserve one cup and scatter remaining bread on a serving platter. Top with lettuce, tomato, ham, cheese. Drizzle with dressing and toss. let stand 15 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with remaining bread cubes and green onions. (I didn't follow exactly. Used a bag of romaine, one large tomato, 2 green onions, however much ham I wanted and 8 oz. cheese. I just put it all in a big bowl and mixed the dressing in about 15 minutes before we ate.)

Blueberry Bars

1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
3 c. plain flour
1 c. butter
1 egg
1/4 tsp. salt
1 pinch cinnamon
splash of vanilla
4 c. blueberries
1/2 c. white sugar
4 tsp. cornstarch

Preheat oven to 375. Mix 1/2 c. white and 1/2 c. brown sugars, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Cut in butter and add egg ( I beat the egg first in a bowl and added a little vanilla.) I ended up using my hands to mix the dough. The original recipe says it will be crumbly, but mine wasn't really. It is quite tasty though! Press half the dough on the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. Mix blueberries, 1/2 c. white sugar and cornstarch and layer over dough. Crumble the rest of the dough on top of the blueberries. Bake for 45 minutes or until browned on top. These things are so good! I don't even like blueberries that much and I love these bars. They look pretty on a plate and hold together well if you need to bring them somewhere. They are also yummy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!